New gene technology can reveal how well medicine works. Behind it, you will find the new company BioPhenyx Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have started a new company which, on the basis of gene technology, shall make the development of medicine faster and more precise. Accoding to the researchers behind the…
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How do we ensure local support for green energy production? Huge Power-to-X investments in new hydrogen-based fuels shall propel the green transition in Denmark towards 2050. But how do we prevent local conflicts over new production plants?
Starch from plants is key to bioplastic that is actually degradable Professor Andreas Blennow’s research group experiments with bioplastics, nutritionally healthy crops and antibiotic multiresistance, but sustainability is the bond that ties Starch together.
Two CBMR Group Leaders join the BioInnovation Institute’s Venture Lab program Scientists at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) study metabolic health and disease in the hope that their discoveries will lead to new prevention and treatment strategies.
UCPH establishes investment company to boost entrepreneurship activities The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) has established a limited company with the main aim of investing in the University’s own spin-out companies. It is the first time that a Danish university establishes an investment…
New in ISBUC: Eva Kummer Eva Kummer is one of the newest members of ISBUC. In April 2021, Eva was recruited as an Associate Professor in the Structural Biology Group at the Centre for Protein Science, UCPH.
The University of Copenhagen has its first Chief Innovation Officer Marius Sylvestersen is the University of Copenhagen’s first head of a newly established shared innovation centre.
Researchers test virtual reality as a tool for promoting vaccination 234 random passersby got the opportunity to try a new virtual reality game, when researchers from the University of Copenhagen visited Fælledparken to test the efficiency of VR technology within health information.
Researchers test virtual reality as a tool for promoting vaccination 234 random passersby got the opportunity to try a new virtual reality game, when researchers from the University of Copenhagen visited Fælledparken to test the efficiency of VR technology within health information.
Biotech company funds research project on diversity In collaboration with Genmab, a new anthropological postdoc project at the Department of Anthropology will now explore and help develop the company's efforts to ensure a diverse and inclusive workplace.
CPHSAXS, the In-House Biological Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) Facility at UCPH CPHSAXS is a state-of-the-art, high-throughput, small-angle X-ray scattering instrument. Through funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the instrument is now in operation as an open facility.
Feature Interview: Henriette Elisabeth Autzen Henriette Elisabeth Autzen is one of the newest members of ISBUC. In February 2020, Henriette was recruited as an Associate Professor in Biomolecular Sciences at the Department of Biology, UCPH, establishing her own lab…
Danish and Chinese tongues taste broccoli and chocolate differently Two studies from the University of Copenhagen show that Danes aren’t quite as good as Chinese at discerning bitter tastes. The research suggests that this is related to anatomical differences upon the tongues of Danish…
CBMR scientists win innovation funding to develop new anti-cancer and obesity drugs The BioInnovation Institute (BII) has awarded two grants worth DKK 3.5M each to CBMR to develop new drugs based on its basic metabolic research.
Researchers put human mobility into new formula Researchers at DTU and the University of Copenhagen have developed a model that provides new knowledge about how we move around in our everyday life and bridges a gap in the scientific understanding of mobility.
New Danish AI tool provides much-needed help to protein scientists across the world Sorting huge amounts of data is a bottleneck in protein research, a field that is crucial to make use of the gene-editing technology CRISPR and fully understand diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Now,…
Students develop tool to predict the carbon footprint of algorithms Within the scientific community, it is estimated that artificial intelligence — otherwise meant to serve as a means to effectively combat climate change — will become one of the most egregious CO2 culprits should curren…
Students develop tool to predict the carbon footprint of algorithms Within the scientific community, it is estimated that artificial intelligence — otherwise meant to serve as a means to effectively combat climate change — will become one of the most egregious CO2 culprits should curren…
Artificial intelligence reveals hundreds of millions of trees in the Sahara There are far more trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel than most would expect. A combination of artificial intelligence and detailed satellite imagery allowed a team from the University of Copenhagen and…
Artificial intelligence reveals hundreds of millions of trees in the Sahara There are far more trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel than most would expect. A combination of artificial intelligence and detailed satellite imagery allowed a team from the University of Copenhagen and…
Research in biodiversity and biomass receives a boost of 120 million DKK Two new research projects will investigate the transplantation of soil from old forest to agricultural soil and fungal feeding habits With funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
Researchers awarded with prize for inventory of climate threats to Greenland’s cultural heritage Researchers from the National Museum of Denmark, the Center for Permafrost (CENPERM) at the University of Copenhagen, and the Greenland National Museum were awarded the European Heritage Prize for their inventory of…
New blog looks at social consequences of a cashless economy Researchers at the Department of Anthropology have launched a new blog, which discusses the transition to a cashless economy and the impact on the cash-reliant and indebted urban poor.